Samsung files new claims against Apple

[Saint in Paradise]

Will this help us ordinary people much if successful ?

 

"South Korea's Samsung Electronics has filed new legal claims against US rival Apple in Germany, claiming that the iPhone maker infringed four of its patents.

 

Samsung said the claims, filed on December 16 with the Mannheim regional court, relate to alleged infringement of patents including those for Samsung's telecommunications standard technology and user interface.

 

The South Korean giant has received two legal boosts this month.

 

On December 9 Australia's High Court cleared the way for Samsung to sell its Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the country in time for Christmas, dismissing Apple's bid to have a ban extended.

 

Earlier in the month a federal court judge in San Jose, California, denied Apple's request for a preliminary injunction that would have banned the sale of three Samsung smartphones and a tablet computer in the US."

 

http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8392035/samsung-files-new-claims-against-apple

 

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[pedg]

Apple have rather put their foot in it with their initial attempt to ban the galaxy tab on the ground it had rounded corners and the icons were arranged in a grid. Not only have they taken on a company with a large patent collection but they have also given a lot of free publicity to the galaxy tab. Something that Samsung are happy to play on...